Batalha, Portugal

Batalha (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɐˈtaʎɐ] ⓘ) is a town and a municipality in historical Beira Litoral province, and Leiria district in the Centro of Portugal.

The town was founded by King D. João I of Portugal, jointly with the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória na Batalha (a World Heritage Site), to pay homage to the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Aljubarrota (August 14, 1385) that put an end to the 1383–1385 Crisis.

Although there are countless traces throughout the region that allude to a human occupation since prehistoric times, passing through the Roman period and, successively, throughout history (it is believed that the Roman settlement of Collipo, originally of the Turduli people, established in São Sebastião do Freixo), Vila da Batalha owes its origin to the construction of the Santa Maria da Vitória Monastery.

In fact, Batalha was born with the Avis Dynasty and the consolidation of Independence in 1385.

[4] Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[5] Batalha is twinned with:

Details of Gothic architecture in the Monastery of Batalha
Statue of Nuno Álvares Pereira, next to Batalha Monastery
Grutas da Moeda